Work Of The Ann Arbor Choral Union

ïi mg) i„. generatly ItBown toourcitiZeng tliaf. ma Iiqv., ;.. ,.... .,,;,i„. „ .:„,........, organlzatton lor the promotion of culture n clioral music, umi the development of a general taste for music. Heretofore its aetivities have been incoMpicuootly carried on, but tlic time seems to have arrived for our citizens to manifest'a general interest in its work and aim.-,. The Ann Arbor clioral ii ïi i ui is composed of persons qualiOed to read rousic somewhat redüy, and trilling to subject themselves to the requiretnent of punctual attendance and faithful BWiy. Every raember moreover pays a quarterly fee of fifty cents, while the director, Prof. Cady, and the piano accompnnist, Miss Huggins, reader their services gratuitously. The fees paid In are required tor the purchase of musical works, and for sundry incidental expenses. The membershi embraces both students of the university and others; but for the sake of securing certain obvious advantages, the clioral union is organized undcr the univorsity musical society, which is now an an incorporated organization nnder state law. It may not have occurred to our shurcta going people how deuj)ly they are interesteil iu the prosperity of tliis organization. lts immediaUi eft'ect will be seen- as it is already seen- iu the improvement of our church choirs. Every one who likes to hear first-class choir singing, is interested in the choral union. Our singers are membersof the union and are obtaining weekly the most thorough drill upon musical compositions of the higher class. When we reflect upon the sacriflees which the members are making with no other aim than the general good, it would seem that we ought to embrace gladly every opportunity to espress our approval and synipathy. Such mi opportunity will be presented June lOth. The union propose to do what is truly a higher achievement in clioral luuBK. x uvy jjiupo&c wj uuer uur ciuzeus what very few of thetn have eyer had the opportunity to hear. They will reader the sublime oratorio of " ""' "' Hy - adu"-- oU M Olle of tlic I'- Jwt comas in existence. if it is not entirely witliout a parallel. All the members of the union are required to take part in the chorus passages, so that it has been necessary to secure some competent and dbtlngaUhed singers from abroad to execute the princil'il solo passages. Mrs. Heltz-Gleason, from Chicago ; Prof. Chamberlain, as tenor, from Oberlin, and Mr. Remrnertz, as basso, from New York. These are all artlsts of the flrst-class, and will add much to the attractiveness and effect of the occasion. But all these preparations necessitate considerable pecuniary risk, and the choral union arecalculatingon a large and appreciative attendance on the part of our citizens who are really the interesteil and profited party in thesu BMtad cllorts.